[MLS PLAYOFFS: Seattle-Colorado] The Seattle Sounders, winless in their last seven games, could not enter the 2013 MLS playoffs in worse shape. Sounders majority owner Joe Roth said recently Sigi Schmid wasn't at fault for the Sounders' collapse, but the Seattle coach basically admitted Tuesday his job is on the ... Read the whole story

[MLS SPOTLIGHT] Scotsman Martin Rennie, who ascended from the ranks of the U.S. minor leagues in seven seasons to get the Vancouver Whitecaps head coaching job at the age of 36, is out after two years as coach of the MLS club. He led the 'Caps to the playoffs in ... Read the whole story

[AMERICANS ABROAD] Two U.S wingers whose careers have taken different turns since changing clubs were in League Cup action on Tuesday. Alejandro Bedoya scored his second goal for Nantes in its 2-0 win over Lorient, while Brek Shea made his first appearance in more than two months for Stoke City, ... Read the whole story

[USA-NEW ZEALAND] The USA will look to extend its unbeaten streak for the year to 15 games and to 38 games since its last loss in March 2012 when it hosts New Zealand in the second game of a two-game series Wednesday in Columbus, Ohio. The Americans, who have two ... Read the whole story

"He's such a good character that I don't think it's fazed him at all. He knows he gets his games and gets his opportunities." -- Manchester United assistant coach Steve
Round on Javier Hernandez coping with long stints on the bench. The Mexican striker scored twice in Man United's 4-0 win over Norwich City on Tuesday in the English League
Cup and now has four goals in eight appearances in all competitions this season . (AFP) ...More

[VIDEO PICK: FIFA] FIFA President Sepp Blatter certainly knows how to hog the limelight. His recent appearance at
the Oxford Union stirred an international controversy when he responded to the moderator's last question: "Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo?" Blatter described Messi as "a good boy every father and mother would like to have." As for Ronaldo ... ...More